Odda the Younger

Odda the Younger (died 878) was the son of Ealdorman Odda of Devon. He was known to be an ambitious and malevolent nobleman who was rivals with Uhtred of Bebbanburg, and he was executed by his own father for treason in 878.

Biography
Odda was the son of Ealdorman Odda of Devon, King Aethelred of Wessex's right-hand man. He became a member of King Aethelred's court, and he formed a rivalry with Uhtred of Bebbanburg in 871, advising that Uhtred not be trusted due to his Danish upbringing, and criticizing Uhtred for interrupting him, a noble, as he spoke. However, King Aethelred hushed Odda as he lashed out at Uhtred, whose advice to King Aethelred ultimately won him the Battle of Ashdown. In 878, Odda fought alongside his father at the Battle of Cynwit, during which his father was wounded; the younger Odda became the de facto Ealdorman of Devon during his father's infirmity, using his position to become even more ambitious and hostile towards Uhtred. He took the credit for the victory at Cynwit, humiliating Uhtred, but Odda was executed by his own father when he refused to send troops to join Alfred's army at Egbert's Stone before the Battle of Edington.